Here are some random facts for you.
1. “Public school” in England is the equivalent of “private school” in the U.S., it’s a school you have to pay for. Our “public schools” are called “state schools” over there.
2. The only planet that’s not named after a Roman god is Earth.
3. The tradition of presidents wearing an American flag pin started because of a Robert Redford movie from 1972 called “The Candidate”. He wore one in the movie, Nixon’s chief of staff saw it, and had the REAL president start wearing one.
4. The part of the watermelon we eat is its placenta.
5. Friday the 13th isn’t considered an unlucky day in Italy, Friday the 17th is.
(Wikipedia / Universe Today / Time / National Geographic / Irish Examiner)
